House districts / Minnesota
Minnesota's 7th congressional district
MN-7. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Michelle Fischbach Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.7mSpent $1.2m · Cash $866k
- Erik Osberg DFLas of Oct 14, 2026Raised $577kSpent $450k · Cash $127k
2 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 1 other candidate has not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 30.8% | Trump 67.2% | 2.0% | R+36.4 |
| 2020 | Biden 32.4% | Trump 65.6% | 2.0% | R+33.1 |
| 2016 | Clinton 29.3% | Trump 63.2% | 7.5% | R+34.0 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 716,373 | |
| Adults (18+) | 548,764 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 98.0% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 17.6% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 22.8% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 32.1% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 27.6% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 87.4% | 57.4% |
| Black | 1.4% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 5.7% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 1.0% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.5% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 25.2% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $74,383 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Michelle Fischbach Republican | 70.5% | A J “John” Peters Democrat others 0.1% | 29.4% | R+41.0 |
| 2022 | Michelle Fischbach Republican | 67.0% | Jill Abahsain Democrat others 5.4% | 27.6% | R+39.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Michelle Fischbach Republican | 53.4% | Collin C. Peterson Democrat others 6.8% | 39.9% | R+13.5 |
| 2018 | Collin C. Peterson Democrat | 52.1% | Dave Hughes Republican others 0.1% | 47.8% | D+4.3 |
| 2016 | Collin C. Peterson Democrat | 52.5% | Dave Hughes Republican others 0.1% | 47.4% | D+5.0 |
| 2014 | Collin C. Peterson Democrat | 54.2% | Torrey Westrom Republican others 0.1% | 45.7% | D+8.6 |
| 2012 | Collin C. Peterson Democrat | 60.4% | Lee Byberg Republican others 4.8% | 34.9% | D+25.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Collin C. Peterson Democrat | 55.2% | Lee Byberg Republican others 7.2% | 37.6% | D+17.6 |
| 2008 | Collin C. Peterson Democrat | 72.2% | Glen Menze Republican others 0.1% | 27.7% | D+44.5 |
| 2006 | Collin C. Peterson Democrat | 69.7% | Michael J. Barrett Republican others 1.4% | 29.0% | D+40.7 |
| 2004 | Collin C. Peterson Democrat | 66.1% | David E. Sturrock Republican others 0.1% | 33.8% | D+32.2 |
| 2002 | Collin C. Peterson Democrat | 65.3% | Dan Stevens Republican others 0.1% | 34.6% | D+30.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Collin C. Peterson Democrat | 68.7% | Glen Menze Republican others 2.0% | 29.3% | D+39.4 |
| 1998 | Collin C. Peterson Democrat | 71.7% | Aleta Edin Republican others 0.2% | 28.1% | D+43.6 |
| 1996 | Collin C. Peterson Democrat | 67.9% | Darrell McKigney Republican others 0.2% | 31.9% | D+36.1 |
| 1994 | Collin C. Peterson Democrat | 51.2% | Bernie Omann Republican others 0.2% | 48.6% | D+2.6 |
| 1992 | Collin C. Peterson Democrat | 50.4% | Bernie Omann Republican others 0.5% | 49.1% | D+1.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Collin C. Peterson Democrat | 53.5% | Arlan Stangeland Republican others 0.1% | 46.4% | D+7.1 |
| 1988 | Arlan Stangeland Republican | 54.6% | Marv Hanson Democrat | 45.4% | R+9.2 |
| 1986 | Arlan Stangeland Republican | 49.7% | Collin C. Peterson Democrat others 0.7% | 49.6% | R+0.1 |
| 1984 | Arlan Stangeland Republican | 57.0% | Collin C. Peterson Democrat | 43.0% | R+14.1 |
| 1982 | Arlan Stangeland Republican | 50.3% | Gene Wenstrom Democrat | 49.7% | R+0.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Arlan Stangeland Republican | 52.1% | Gene Wenstrom Democrat | 47.9% | R+4.3 |
| 1978 | Arlan Stangeland Republican | 51.7% | Gene Wenstrom Democrat others 3.2% | 45.1% | R+6.6 |
| 1976 | Bob Bergland Democrat | 72.0% | Bob Leiseth Republican others 1.3% | 26.6% | D+45.4 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits